ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored three times in the second period for his 14th career hat trick, and the Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Thursday night. Ovechkin, who leads …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 35 points and 11 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves came back from 18 points down to stun the Toronto Raptors 117-112 on Wednesday night. Canadian star Andrew Wiggins scored …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Derrick Walton Jr. sparked Michigan’s strong start with 19 of his career-high 26 points in the first half, and the Wolverines hung on to beat Minnesota 82-74 Wednesday and give the Gophers …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s Rachel Banham is the Big Ten women’s basketball player of the week after tying an NCAA record with 60 points in a game. Banham broke the Big Ten single-game scoring record …